The decades of the newe worlde or west India conteynyng the nauigations and conquestes of the Spanyardes, with the particular description of the moste ryche and large landes and ilandes lately founde in the west ocean perteynyng to the inheritaunce of the kinges of Spayne. ... Wrytten in the Latine tounge by Peter Martyr of Angleria, and translated into Englysshe by Rycharde Eden.
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The decades of the newe worlde or west India conteynyng the nauigations and conquestes of the Spanyardes, with the particular description of the moste ryche and large landes and ilandes lately founde in the west ocean perteynyng to the inheritaunce of the kinges of Spayne. ... Wrytten in the Latine tounge by Peter Martyr of Angleria, and translated into Englysshe by Rycharde Eden.
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Anghiera, Pietro Martire d', 1457-1526.
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Londini :: In ædibus Guilhelmi Powell [for Edwarde Sutton],
Anno. 1555.
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"The decades of the newe worlde or west India conteynyng the nauigations and conquestes of the Spanyardes, with the particular description of the moste ryche and large landes and ilandes lately founde in the west ocean perteynyng to the inheritaunce of the kinges of Spayne. ... Wrytten in the Latine tounge by Peter Martyr of Angleria, and translated into Englysshe by Rycharde Eden." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A20032.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 7, 2024.
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¶ The table of the contentes of this booke. Besyde the Decades (the table of whose contentes yow may reade in the ende of the booke) are contey∣ned furthermore in this boooke these thynges folowynge.
¶ Of the landes and Ilandes lat••ly founde. Folio. 149.
The popes bulle and donation. 167. and. 171.
The hystorie of the Weste Indies, wrytten by Gonzalus Ferdinandus. 174.
The ordinarie nauigation from Spayne to the Weste Indies. 175.
Of two notable thynges as touchynge the West Indies: and of the greate ryches brought from thense into Spaine. 176
Of the golde mines and maner of woorkynge in them. 177.
The maner of fysshynge for pearles. 180.
The familiaritie that the Indians haue with the deuyl. 181.
Of temperate and habitable regions vnder the Equinoc∣tiall line. &c. 184.
Of dyuers particular thynges, as woormes, serpentes, beastes, foules. &c. 185.
Of trees, fruites, and plantes. &c. 194.
Of the venemous apples wherwith the Canibales inueneme theyr arrowes. 199.
Of fysshes and theyr maner of fysshynge. 201.
Of the rysynge and faulynge of owre Ocean sea and the south sea cauled the sea of Sur. 204.
Of the streight of lande beinge betwene the north and south sea. 205.
Howe thynges of one kynde, dyffer by the nature of the place: and of the beastes cauled Tygers. 206.
Of the maners and customes of the Indians of the firme lande and of theyr women. 208.
Of the Ilandes Hispaniola and Cuba. 210.
Of the Ilande of Cuba and other. 213.
Of the lande of Baccallaos. 213.
Other notable thynges gathered owt of dyuers autours: and of the vniuersall carde and newe worlde. 214.
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A discourse of the maruelous vyage made by the Spany∣ardes rounde about the worlde. 215.
The order of the starres abowt the pole Antartike. 222.
The prices of precious stones and sp••ces with their weightes and measures as they are soulde bothe of the Moores and Gentyles. 233.
Of the weightes of Portugale and India, and howe they agree. 239.
Of the dooues of the Ilande of Madera. 239.
Of the Ilande of saynt Thomas vnder the Equinoc∣tial line. 240.
The debate and strife betwene the Spanyardes and Portu∣gales for the diuision of the Indies and the trade of spyces. 240.
Of the pole Antartike and the starres about the same: and of the qualitie of the regions and disposition of the elementes abowt the Equinoctiall line: Also of certeyne secreates tou∣chynge the arte of saylynge. 245.
A discourse of dyuers vyages and wayes by the which spices, precious stones, and golde were brought in owlde tyme from India into Europe and other partes of the worlde. Also of the vyage to Cathay and Easte India by the northe sea: And of the viages of Sebastian Cabot. 249.
Of the vyages to Moscouia and Cathay. 249.
A breefe description of Moscouia. 259.
The description of the north regions: and how they are habi∣table, contrary to thopinion of the owlde wryters. 264.
Scondia. 267.
Gronlande. 268.
Islande. 269.
Laponia. 270.
Norway. 273.
Suetia or Suethlande. 275.
Gothia or Gothlande. 276.
Finlande and Eningia. 276.
Bothnia. 275.
The dy••ference of regions and causes of great cities. 277.
The hystorie of Paulus Iouius of the ambassade of great Ba¦silius Prince of Moscouia to pope Clement the seuenth. 278.
Other notable thynges as concernynge Moscouia, gathered owt of the bookes of Sigismundus Liberus. 289.
The description of the regions and people lyinge North and Easte from Moscouia to the ryuer Petzora and the pro∣uince of Iugaria and the ryuer Obi. &c. 294.
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Of the famous ryuer of Tanais. 297.
More directly from Moscouia to ••athay. 298.
Of the Tartars. 299.
The nauigation by the frosen se••▪ 303.
The letters missiue which kynge Edwarde the .vi. sent to the kynges, princes, and other potentates inhabitynge the north east partes of the worlde towarde the Empire of Cathay. 306. and. 308.
The letters of the prince of Moscouia sente to kynge Edwarde. 319.
Other notable thynges as touchynge the Indies: and of the foreknowleage that the poet Seneca had of the fyndynge of the newe worlde & other regions not then knowen. 310
Of the greate Ilande whiche Plato cauled Atlantica or Atlantide. 310.
Of the coloure of the Indians. 311.
Why they were cauled Indians. 311.
The fyrst discouerynge of the West Indies. 312.
What maner of man Christopher Colon was, and howe he came fyrst to the knowleage of the Indies. 313.
What laboure and trauaile he tooke in attemptynge his firste vyage to the Indies. 313.
Of newe Spayne cauled Noua Hispania or Mexico. 315.
Of Peru. 316.
Of the great ryuer cauled Rio de la Plata. 316.
Of the hygher or superior India cauled India Tercera or Terciera. 317.
Ageyne of the landes of Laborador and Baccalaos. 318.
The discouerynge of the lande of Florida. 319.
An opinion that Europe, Africa, and Asia, are Ilandes: and of certeyne Nauigations abowt the same. 320.
That the Spanyardes haue sayled to the Antipodes whiche inhabite the vndermost halfe of the baule of the earth, con∣trary to thopinions of the owlde wryters. 321.
Who fyrst founde the nedle of the compasse and the vse therof. 322.
The situation and byggenesse of the earth. 323.
What degrees are. 324.
A demonstration of the roundenesse of the earth. 324.
What credit owght to be gyuen to wryters as touchynge the
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woorkes of nature. 325.
The preface to the booke of metals. 326.
Of the generation of metalles and theyr mines, with the ma∣ner of fyndynge the same. 327.
Of the mine of golde and the qualitie therof. 334.
Of the myne of syluer. 340.
The maner of woorkynge in the golde mines of Egypte in oulde tyme. 342.
The discription of the two vyages made owt of Englande to Guinea in Afrike. 343.
A briefe description of Afrike. 344.
The fyrste vyage to Guinea. 345.
The seconde vyage to guynea. 350.
The maner of fyndynge the Longitude of regions by dyuers wayes. 360.
A newe maner of fyndynge the Longitudes of regions. 361▪
A briefe rehearsall of the contentes of the bookes of the Decades. &c.
FINIS.
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